{"product_id":"poor-cow-1","title":"Poor Cow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BESTSELLING NOVEL BY NELL DUNN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Her art is ignited by voice . . . as you hear it, is unquestionable'' ALI SMITH, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Touching, truthful and fresh'' MARGARET DRABBLE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Nell Dunn''s hilarious, heartbreaking \u003ci\u003ePoor Cow\u003c\/i\u003e, about a single mother in sixties London'' \u003ci\u003ePARIS REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoy - also called Blossom, Sunshine and Blondie by the men in her life - walks down Fulham Broadway carrying her week-old baby, Jonny. She is twenty-one with bleached hair, high suede shoes and a head full of dreams. Her husband Tom is a thief and on the proceeds of a job they move to a luxury flat - ''the world was our oyster and we chose Ruislip''. Then Tom is sent to prison, leaving Joy and Jonny to move in with Auntie Emm. This is Joy''s story: an exuberant, pink-lipsticked, tale of London life, love and young motherhood in the sixties . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoor Cow\u003c\/i\u003e explores the life of a young working-class girl in the swinging sixties as she navigates the consequences of her decisions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNell Dunn''s 1967 novel was also made into a film directed by Ken Loach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316323066238,"sku":"NW9781844089819","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781844089819.jpg?v=1778699238","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/poor-cow-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}